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3. National Principles
 
  Article 29- Tariffs and quotas  
29.1 Quota  
  The existence of a healthy, efficient national economy is critical to the health of the nation as a whole. A healthy economy should involve a wide variety of industries and professions, with a general level of self-sufficiency in all skill bases.  
  To assist the nation shall use quotas to limit the import or harvest of certain goods and services items relating to the nation.  
29.2 Tariff  
  The price for items should be as competitive as possible to enable residents and corporations of the nation to maximize their spending power and general quality of life.  
  To assist the nation shall use tariffs to increase the import cost of certain items into the nation.  
29.3 Dumping risk markets and fragile strategic industries  
  Quotas shall generally be focused to addressing anti-dumping of artificially low priced items into the nations markets. Quotas shall also generally be used to protect fragile industries that are in the strategic interest to maintain.  
29.4 Encouragement of import replacement industries  
  Tariffs shall generally be focused to addressing the early protection of import replacement industries regarded as strategically important for the nation.  
29.5 Executive power to set the national quota and tariff rates  
  The Executive Government shall have the power to set quotas subject to the approval of both Houses of Parliament.  
     
     
 
 

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